Stories from Guatemala

Municipal firefighters reported a multiple vehicle collision at kilometer 77 of the Inter-American Route. Several people sustained injuries to various parts of their bodies and received pre-hospital care from multiple municipal fire stations. The incident is currently being attended to by emergency responders. Four vehicles collided at kilometer 174 of the route to the Atlantic.

Authorities seized approximately 70,000 contraband cigarettes at a checkpoint in Aldea El Florido Aceituno, Escuintla. The illicit goods were found inside a pickup truck. The individual transporting the cigarettes was detained after failing to provide required documentation.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala is developing a response plan to counter systematic cyberattacks against its digital information systems.

Police in Guatemala arrested a 20-year-old woman in the village of Rancho San Agustin, El Progreso. The arrest follows an investigation by the specialized criminal investigation division.

The Ministry of Culture and Sports has repealed ministerial agreements regarding the selection of a design and construction for a funerary monument for Nobel Prize winner Miguel Ángel Asturias.

The General Property Registry in Guatemala reported a temporary suspension of its electronic services due to a technical failure. The registry's IT department worked with a provider to resolve the issue, and services were restored after several hours.

Magistrate Roberto Morales stated that 12 software projects are currently under analysis for the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The projects were proposed by the IT directorate to provide the tribunal with its own proprietary software.

Two charred human remains were located in the mountainous area of el Trapichito. The discovery occurred in a mountainous area within the El Trapichito hamlet. Firefighters from the Fiscal station in unit RD-93 are on-site awaiting corresponding authorities. The incident was reported by the municipal departmental firefighters.

Guatemalan police and prosecutors, supported by the army, raided a laboratory in Latanya village, Uspantán municipality, in Quiché. Authorities located plastic containers and fuel used for processing illicit substances.

Judicial spokesperson Rudy Esquivel announced that certain courts will remain operational during the Labor Day holiday. Enabled locations include the Torre de Tribunales, Misko, and Villanueva.